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The Court of Appeal raised a number of serious concerns in its judgment. The now common practice of judges making up their minds about a case before the parties put their arguments forward during hearings was noted, a phenomenon that will be familiar to lay advisors and families who have been forced to represent themselves in their own family cases.
Lord Justice Peter Jackson sitting at the Court of Appeal said that there had been "a serious procedural irregularity."
The judgment says: "consent or non-opposition to the interim care order was not freely given, but was secured by oppressive behaviour on the part of the judge in the form of inappropriate warnings and inducements". These included:
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- The judge making fun of her counsel
The Court of Appeal also noted that family law and social work professionals in the case appeared to know very little about the case's details and that the local authority had mishandled the case and its approach to the appeal.
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Before the mother's barrister was able to brief the judge on his instructions to contest the care order, HHJ Carr told him that "if it is heard today I shall certainly make findings that your client will be stuck with".
Her Honour HHJ Carr used the following language, which amounted to bullying and coercive threats, before hearing the case: 'very risky for her'; 'a very very precarious position'; 'inevitably, I'm going to make findings… that that is significant harm. I don't think there's any question about it'; 'not… without some consequences'… "oh, nonsense" and "preposterous proposition you're putting to me, it'll fall on deaf ears."
HHJ Carr also threatened the mother by telling her that she would probably send any findings to the police and make sure that they go to the Crown Prosecution Service.
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This kind of behaviour is commonplace in the family courts. We would like to invite all those lay advisors and parents who have experienced this kind of bullying and pre-emptive decision making to leave their comments below this piece as the site is read by judges and politicians. Thank you.


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Joe Perez (Lodur) over at WoW Insider wrote an interesting article about using the new scenario dungeons to create a way for healers to learn/practice on their own, the same way that fancy new DPS dummies in Shattrath simulate a raiding environment by granting raid buffs etc. I've also heard that these new dummies are only for beta use and won't make it to live, but that's beside the point (and I'm not sure either way).
I used to spend more time with target dummies than I do now. It's a certain mark of pride for a DPS player – make a new spec, test it out on the dummies. Want to try different gear configurations? Test them on the dummies. Playing a character you aren't that familiar with? Get a "feel" for the rotation by paying a visit to the target dummies. I remember when I was still pretty new to the game and a player I admired used to say, "Time to go visit the target dummies." It cemented itself in my mind as something that "serious" players do. They serve a useful purpose; sometimes you want something to attack that won't just keel over like a regular world mob. When I wanted to figure out what I was doing with tanking, I went out and found some of the big elites in Icecrown and that was somewhat useful but not exactly the same. The premise of giving healers a place to practice healing (especially if they are new) seems to follow along with this notion. DPS players have target dummies, tanks and healers have a harder time "practicing" what they do.
I think that's a good thing, though. I don't think target dummies are all that useful, either, as any DPS will tell you. They can give you an approximation of how you might perform in a raiding or boss environment, but we know not to expect those numbers to be accurate. Firstly because the "live" dummies don't give raid buffs – I hear the ones in Shattrath do, so that's a step closer to "reality." But dummies can't simulate things like movement, or adds, or phases, or distractions from Mumble or otherwise. I know that if I stand there until my evocate and mana gem are on CD I may have done x amount of DPS over the course of three minutes, but during a raid fight it's going to be a different story altogether. The same is true for healers. When it comes to being a healer, my "testing" usually consisted of asking someone to group with me so I could make sure my UI was correct. There's always the tried and true method of casting spells on yourself. And Joe is right; in no way does that prepare you for an actual healing situation. You don't see those bars dropping. You don't have someone ignoring an important mechanic almost getting one-shot – someone who might be your tank!
At the same time, though, while I can see the value of such a tool I am almost leery of introducing any more of these types of practice activities or zones. Why? Well, because at some point I just want to play the game that I am here to play. I don't know if this is a reflection of my newer, more casual mindset, but pretend DPS or pretend healing strikes me as the height of boredom. If I want to practice DPSing I don't go to a target dummy, I'll queue for a five man or LFR (with or without friends). I'm not ashamed to admit that after I got my Dragonwrath I queued for LFR repeatedly just so I could pit myself against other casters with DW in a raid-like environment. (And no, I never post a meter or boast about my DPS and if you do that there is a special place in hell reserved for you where a voice echoes endlessly, "Is anyone running Recount? Is anyone running Recount?") When I was learning to heal, I mostly did it with friends in five-mans. Actually, the first dungeon I healed was as a former shadowpriest at level 40 something in Zul'Farak. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I'd never healed an entire group. Someone in my guild needed a healer for ZF and this was before the days of LFD so I was roped into it.
I was practically hyperventilating the whole time. Did someone die? I'm pretty sure they did. Was I perfect? Not even remotely, but that's how you learn. To me, that's what playing a game is about. The comments on that article are interesting because some of them say, "We tell our new healers to go practice in pugs." Other people reply, "How can you DO THAT to your friends? I would hate to be in your guild," etc. I'm actually 100% behind the first guy. You all know I'm not a stranger to pugging. Pugging is one of the best environments to learn to heal. You have an element of chaos and unpredictability that you'll seldom find in a "safe" guild or friend run. Yes, it can be taxing and frustrating. Yes, you may leave some groups. But you will leave those groups a better healer than you went in. I like to play a little game with myself. Instead of practicing retribution healing, I make it my goal to keep the worst player in a group alive. Does the group have a melee DPS who's never heard of fire on the ground, pulls aggro on every pull and then tries to run from the tank? That guy right there is my prime target. In addition to keeping everyone else alive, I will keep that guy's bar above zero, against all odds. It's like a mini-game.
That's why I could go from healing five-mans to healing Naxx to later healing heroic Firelands coolly. Not because I am this awesome super healer, but because I practiced and I wasn't afraid to put myself in situations where I was at a disadvantage. I've been the healer barely able to drink, slamming mana recovery abilities on CD, desperately chasing after my tank and hoping he doesn't pull an extra group because I'm still clad all in greens. I understand what the article is saying – the punishment for a tank or a healer who doesn't perform well is usually much more severe than that of a DPS. Many DPS get by simply coasting, and it's not fair but they are less likely to get called out. There is great power and responsibility in the healing and tanking role and they are hard to step into. You have to cultivate a thick skin. I ran a Zul'Aman pug with a guy once who made fun of me every time I used Tranquility.
"lol why you Tranquility?" he'd say. I grit my teeth and ignored him; he continued. I finally told him, look, it's a three minute cooldown, not ten minutes anymore. Using it on trash doesn't hurt you, it heals the group, and will you just shut up about it? If you want, next time YOU be the druid and ignore your Tranquility button all you want. Until then, this is my show.
There will be guys like that. You may need to leave groups. You may be removed from groups. But the only real penalty there is pride. If you leave an LFD group, you may have to take a deserter debuff – play another character or do something else until you can queue again. It's not really that big a deal. I'm reminded of this book I read a few years back by Carol Dweck called Mindset. Basically, in a nutshell: everyone is one of two mindsets, either fixed or growth mindset. I'm not exaggerating when I say this book changed my outlook and even my life. I grew up with a completely fixed mindset, no question. I was proud of my accomplishments but I also felt that I had to be perfect…at everything. With this mindset, you might find that you attempt less because if you try and fail, you will be a fraud or a failure. It's better to "play it safe" and do things you know you can excel at. Everyone thinks you are really smart and awesome, and nothing ever happens to challenge that.
A growth mindset is different. It approaches the world and challenges from a malleable perspective – everything is a learning opportunity. Of course you will fail at things and you won't be perfect at them right away because you have to practice in order to be perfect. Do you see what I'm getting at here? If there was a place for healers to practice in a basically no-risk environment, sure, it might help them to try healing when they otherwise wouldn't. But I'd argue that it's a lot better to just dive in and start healing from the get-go. There will be bumps and scrapes, but who cares? It's not a reflection on your character, it doesn't mean you're bad, it means you're learning. And anyone who has a problem with that can take a hike (or you can leave them in your dust). I was thinking just last night about how Voss and I joined Business Time. Without any hard mode experience and with gear that was only as good as we could get outside of raids at that point, we were more of a liability than an asset. But we promised we'd be able to learn quickly. I studied the Mimiron hardmode video for hours. I took notes. I knew I could apply my skills to that environment. Over the years since then, I've taken on tasks I'm not always comfortable doing. I hate messing up and feeling like I'm wiping the raid – and obviously, it's a continuum. You start out learning in places like five-mans, then maybe LFR, then a raid. You can start PvP healing in a battleground and then move to arenas if that's your goal. All experience in the game will serve you elsewhere, whether it's just to sharpen your reflexes or help you fine-tune your UI or whatever.
When 5.0 drops next week, I'll respec and set up my UI and probably visit the target dummies to make sure all the buttons are in their proper places and get a feel for them. After that, I will want to hit some fives or an LFR or whatever else is going on, because I'll want to really learn what's new and the only way to do that is with practice, practice, and more practice. Remember that there's no shame in being new, or needing to improve, no matter what anybody tells you. Whether you're playing an unfamiliar alt or a completely new spec or role, you can do a certain amount of preparation on your own but at some point you'll need to play with other people to really learn and get truly great.


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Brent White recently posted his thoughtful paper, "Underwater and Not Walking Away: Shame, Fear and the Social Management of the Housing Crisis" on SSRN. Here's the abstract.
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Despite reports that homeowners are increasingly "walking away" from their mortgages, most homeowners continue to make their payments even when they are significantly underwater. This article suggests that most homeowners choose not to strategically default as a result of two emotional forces: 1) the desire to avoid the shame and guilt of foreclosure; and 2) exaggerated anxiety over foreclosure's perceived consequences. Moreover, these emotional constraints are actively cultivated by the government and other social control agents in order to encourage homeowners to follow social and moral norms related to the honoring of financial obligations – and to ignore market and legal norms under which strategic default might be both viable and the wisest financial decision. Norms governing homeowner behavior stand in sharp contrast to norms governing lenders, who seek to maximize profits or minimize losses irrespective of concerns of morality or social responsibility. This norm asymmetry leads to distributional inequalities in which individual homeowners shoulder a disproportionate burden from the housing collapse.
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You can download the paper for free here. For a sample of related Situationist posts, see "Barbara Ehrenreich – a Situationist," "The Situation of Subprime Mortgage Contracts – Abstract," "Retroactive Liability for our Financial Woes," "The Situation of Credit Card Regulation," "The Financial Squeeze: Bad Choices or Bad Situations?" "The Situation of the American Middle Class," "Warren on the Situation of Credit," "Are Debtors Rational Actors or Situational Characters?," and "The Situation of College Debt" – Part I, Part II, Part III, and Part IV.


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A day after revealing his displeasure that Teddy never wins, Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth clearly held hope that the Nationals had listened.
As George, Tom, Abe, and Teddy began the presidents race Saturday afternoon, the Nationals' 126 million dollar man moved to the top of the dugout steps in anticipation. Werth watched the race until it became clear that Teddy had no chance, then turned back to the dugout and waved in disgust.
The open disdain demonstrated by Werth was noted immediately by Nats followers across Twitter, and by the MASN broadcast team, who replayed the brush off in the bottom of the 4th inning.
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Lincoln was dressed as pro wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage, and halfway through the race, his hat fell down over his face, blinding the 16th president.
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Screech has disqualified Teddy for a myriad of reasons, including unnecessary roughness, cutting the corner, and even running when he should be walking. Lincoln, who has a track record of pushing and shoving his way to victory, has never been disqualified.
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Exclusive: Lifetime Gives More Holiday Cheer to The Hoff's Christmas Consultant
It had all the makings of a holiday camp classic. Lifetime's seasonal TV movie The Christmas Consultant stars David Hasselhoff as a green bow tie-wearing, bespectacled holiday hero who helps an overworked and overstressed family get through December.
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The Hoff's performance is, as you might expect, a big, thick slice of holiday ham. The Baywatch legend's character is an overenthusiastic scamp who begins to meddle in the family's affairs as he plots the perfect Christmas. The movie, which also stars Caroline Rhea, is truly Hoff-ful. But does that even matter? The Christmas Consultant has been saved. Happy holidays, America.
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Why is it that the launch of the space shuttle won't awaken your child, but the sound of your spouse's cough snatches you out of your peaceful slumber? It's because the quality of your sleep changes as you age.
Infants need 16 to 20 hours of sleep broken up over the course of the day. As you mature, your sleep becomes more consolidated, with adults typically requiring seven to nine hours of sleep.
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There are five stages of sleep: 1, 2, 3, 4 and REM. Stages 3 and 4 are the deep-sleep stages where your brain waves slow to allow for your body to undergo maintenance activities such as tissue repair and memory consolidation. This is the sleep you need to feel rested. Each night we cycle through all five stages of sleep, and each cycle lasts between 90 and 120 minutes. As you age, your body changes and you spend less time in the deeper stages of sleep and more time the lighter stages.
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Clinically, this is called phase advancement. This is the opposite of what occurs in teenagers who tend to have their peak energy late in the evening.
Adults older than 65 typically slow down in the early evening. They have a natural drive to go to sleep earlier, around 8 or 9 p.m., for example, and wake in the wee hours of the morning.
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Melatonin is the hormone that drives your body clock. It tells your brain and body when it is time to sleep and wake up. Melatonin is secreted in the brain at nighttime when it is dark, and it shuts off in the morning with the light. As we age, we begin to produce less melatonin, which makes it harder to fall asleep at night.
More medical problems
Unfortunately, as you age, you are more prone to health challenges. It is common for an adult older than 60 to take several medications a day for various problems. The medical problems, especially ones that cause pain, and the medications used to treat the problems can interfere with sleep.
Getting old can mean losing your usual good night's sleep and result in daytime sleepiness and the need for naps. Although you can't control these age-related sleep changes, you can minimize the damage by understanding the changes and adapting your sleep schedule to accommodate the earlier bedtime.
Additionally, continuing to exercise and exposing yourself to sunlight during the day can lessen the impact of the changes to your body clock and help you sleep more peacefully and efficiently.
Dr. Tracey Marks is an Atlanta-based psychiatrist/psychotherapist who specializes in better sleep. Her website is www.masteryoursleepbook.com.


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RANDOMNESS The use of randomness in the field of computing is a rather subtle issue because randomness means different things to different people. Consider generating a password randomly, simulating a coin tossing experiment or choosing a random back-off period when a server does not respond. Each of these tasks requires random numbers, but the random numbers in each case have different requirements. Generation of passwords, session keys and the like requires cryptographic randomness. A cryptographic random number generator should be designed so that its output is difficult to guess, even if a lot of auxiliary in- formation is known (such as when it was seeded, subsequent or previous output, and so on). On FreeBSD, seeding for cryptographic random number generators is provided by the random device, which provides real random- ness. The arc4random(3) library call provides a pseudo-random sequence which is generally reckoned to be suitable for simple cryptographic use. The OpenSSL library also provides functions for managing randomness via functions such as RAND_bytes(3) and RAND_add(3). Note that OpenSSL uses the random device for seeding automatically. Randomness for simulation is required in engineering or scientific soft- ware and games. The first requirement of these applications is that the random numbers produced conform to some well-known, usually uniform, dis- tribution. The sequence of numbers should also appear numerically uncor- related, as simulation often assumes independence of its random inputs. Often it is desirable to reproduce the results of a simulation exactly, so that if the generator is seeded in the same way, it should produce the same results. A peripheral concern for simulation is the speed of a ran- dom number generator. Another issue in simulation is the size of the state associated with the random number generator, and how frequently it repeats itself. For exam- ple, a program which shuffles a pack of cards should have 52! possible outputs, which requires the random number generator to have 52! starting states. This means the seed should have at least log_2(52!) ~ 226 bits of state if the program is to stand a chance of outputting all possible sequences, and the program needs some unbiased way of generating these bits. Again, the random device could be used for seeding here, but in practice, smaller seeds are usually considered acceptable. FreeBSD provides two families of functions which are considered suitable for simulation. The random(3) family of functions provides a random in- teger between 0 to (2**31)-1. The functions srandom(3), initstate(3) and setstate(3) are provided for deterministically setting the state of the generator and the function srandomdev(3) is provided for setting the state via the random device. The drand48(3) family of functions are also provided, which provide random floating point numbers in various ranges. Randomness that is used for collision avoidance (for example, in certain network protocols) has slightly different semantics again. It is usually expected that the numbers will be uniform, as this produces the lowest chances of collision. Here again, the seeding of the generator is very important, as it is required that different instances of the generator produce independent sequences. However, the guessability or repro- ducibility of the sequence is unimportant, unlike the previous cases. One final consideration for the seeding of random number generators is a bootstrapping problem. In some cases, it may be difficult to find enough randomness to seed a random number generator until a system is fully op- erational, but the system requires random numbers to become fully opera- tional. There is no substitute for careful thought here, but the FreeBSD random device, which is based on the Yarrow system, should be of some help in this area. FreeBSD does also provide the traditional rand(3) library call, for com- patibility purposes. However, it is known to be poor for simulation and absolutely unsuitable for cryptographic purposes, so its use is discour- aged. FILES /dev/random SEE ALSO arc4random(3), drand48(3), rand(3), RAND_add(3), RAND_bytes(3), random(3), sysctl(8) HISTORY A random device appeared in FreeBSD 2.2. The early version was taken from Theodore Ts'o's entropy driver for Linux. The current software im- plementation, introduced in FreeBSD 5.0, is a complete rewrite by Mark R V Murray, and is an implementation of the Yarrow algorithm by Bruce Schneier, et al. The only hardware implementation currently is for the VIA C3 Nehemiah (stepping 3 or greater) CPU. More will be added in the future. 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CAGE, JOHN and DAVID TUDOR: Indeterminacy (Double CD)
1959. Cage tells 90 short stories, all one minute long - reminiscences, zen tales, observations, pensees - stretching or compressing them to say in the time limit - while in another room, out of earshot, David Tudor plays, sporadically, selections from the piano part of Cage's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra and extracts of a tape of Fontana Mix. Recorded by the legendary Moses Asch, it was a double Folkways box years ago (1961, two years before the publication of 'Silence') and has finally been reissued by the Smithsonian Institute. A pleasure to listen to, Cage has a very engaging tone and a fine way with words; and the texts are all little gems. Well worth it.
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Well, the holidays are upon us and many of you are asking about the War On Christmas. I wasn't aware the holiday was under attack but with George Bush still in the White House war for any reason against any government or institution is certainly possible. So here is our best effort on the subject of Jesus vs. Santa Claus.
From Helen:
Oh give me a break. The last time I checked you could hang a Christmas tree upside down in your house if that is how you wanted to celebrate the holiday. Seriously. Have any of you seen this? Christmas trees hanging upside down everywhere. I asked the owner of a shop I was in recently, and she said it is easier to hang the ornaments that way because the branches don't get in the way. Talk about throwing the baby Jesus out with the bath water… it's upside down for God's sake. Who cares if the ornaments aren't touching the branches below. But I am missing the point of this essay…
Many people are upset because the baby Jesus seems to be overshadowed by Santa Claus, Rudolf, Frosty and other American's personal traditions. Well, it's that last part that really seems to be the issue because the rest of those guys aren't real. Of course some people have argued that the face of Jesus appeared in a pancake or the virgin Mary in an MRI scan so being real is kind of relative. But this isn't an argument on the reality of Jesus. THAT is an argument about faith and faith is relative to the person not the holiday. THIS is an argument on how we celebrate the holiday in America, and it is important to note the distinction between the two. You can't argue faith. It's pointless. But you can argue about the appropriateness of a plastic Holy Family on the front lawn of the county court house.
In your home you can celebrate Christmas with the Nativity or with any other festivity depending on what the holiday means to you. In public you have two problems. First, a government building still has the responsibility to recognize that 75 million of its citizens don't subscribe to the virgin birth theory or the holiday celebrating it. Second, a retail building like a mall wants to appeal to the widest audience possible so why decorate in such a way as to alienate 24% of its customers? Now private property is another story. By all means, if Jesus is the reason for the season with you, then put a bulb in the back of your plastic baby Jesus and light the way to your front door for all to see.
But folks it's a two-way street. Stars or trumpets hanging down Main Street are pretty whether you celebrate Christmas or not. White deer, snowmen, and snowflakes can be enjoyed by everyone. But you can't convince me that a virgin Mary holding a plastic baby Jesus in every front yard is going to bestow extra blessings on us. Trust me, Jesus isn't that shallow. If you want to bestow extra blessings try working towards world peace. Now that is something Jesus can get behind.
At my house, we put the tree right side up. We put out a Creche that was hand-painted by Harold's mother. There's an angel on top of the tree and a Santa Claus sitting in the corner. We like to give gifts especially for the children. Some of us start the day by going to church and some of us don't, but we all come together around the table filled with a traditional holiday meal.
However you celebrate the holiday with your family – celebrate it fully and savor the time with loved ones. Hang your tree right side up, upside down or stick it up your ass for all I care. Quit worrying about how others choose to celebrate it. It accomplishes nothing except to ruin your own holiday.
And look – for those of you who are now crafting the comments about the history of Christmas, Christmas trees, Winter Solstice, Druids, Pagans and what not – because I can already hear you typing out there – you're missing the point of my rant. The holiday is about what it means to you and your family and no one can take that away from you and your family except you and your family. So Merry Christmas at my house. Happy Holidays at yours. Either way I wish you happiness and good health for the coming year.
One last thing before I go. There is a war I do want to start. I want to start a war on that horrible Christmas song called Christmas Shoes. Certainly you know the song. They play it every hour on the hour this time of year. Who in their right mind wants to hear about a small boy spending his allowance to buy a pair of shoes for his mother so that she'll look nice for Jesus when she (apparently) dies on Christmas day. Talk about a war on Christmas. The boy is about to lose his mother on Christmas and someone convinced him that Jesus gives a rat's ass what shoes she's wearing. If you want to save Christmas call your local radio station and ask them to please stop playing that song.
There you go. That's all I've got.
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Tradition. When I think of the holidays I think of tradition. To send a fruit cake or not to send a fruit cake. To invite Howard's brother and his "Negative Nancy" wife or not to invite them. To serve a spiked holiday punch even though three of Howard's nephews are in AA or not serve the holiday punch. It all comes down to tradition. That and Thank You notes. What happened to writing Thank You notes? Honestly, I can't remember the last time I received a Thank You note for any Christmas Gift that Howard and I have given. Now, I don't give gifts IN ORDER to receive a Thank You note. Really, I don't. It is just proper manners. Tradition
So, for those of you dreading the holidays. Dreading the same old "routine". Dreading the same people that were there last year…you didn't care for them then so you're not going to care for them now. My advice to you is to start your own tradition. Do something this year…anything…and announce it to all that it is now your tradition. You will be amazed how it works. And then when all is said and done…send a Thank You note for gifts you have received. It matters, really.
That's it. I'm done.
P.S. Happy Birthday, Helen, dear. You are loved now more than ever before. Howard said to tell you that you are now older than he is…at least for a month. My goodness, dear, but the years have flown by haven't they?
We hope everyone is preparing for a wonderful holiday. Our gift to you was not talking about a certain beauty queen from up north. If you have been hit hard by the Bush Depression, then make your gift your time. Spending time with family never goes out of style. And keep warm. We mean it. Really.


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The worst phone call Jon Bon Jovi ever received? When he found out his 19-year-old daughter had overdosed. Fortunately, the singer says she's doing much better now.
His daughter, Stephanie Rose Bongiovi, overdosed on heroin in November and was facing misdemeanor charges after authorities found heroin, marijuana and drug paraphernalia in her dorm room. Charges were dropped, however, because of a "Good Samaritan" provision that exempts people from possession charges if they were seeking help for somebody experiencing a "drug or alcohol overdose or other life-threatening medical emergency."
Jon Bon Jovi opens up about daughter's overdose
Bon Jovi says his daughter's overdose was a wake-up call for her. "She's doing great, and I appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers, [but] in short, that problem is much more prevalent... than I knew and I cannot get over how many people I've met that have said, 'My son, my daughter,'" he told Katie Couric on her daytime talk show. "There is a lot of pressure on kids these days. There's access to things my generation didn't have."
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Posted by Arctic Wolf on September 12, 2012
A follow-up to yesterday's posting …
According to the their media team, this month Bowmore® Single Malt Scotch Whisky will announce a particularly special bottling. Only a handful of these remarkable bottles will be available, such is the rarity of this limited edition. To echo the craftsmanship of the spirit, they have worked with an expert to once again encase it in the finest oak…
I suspect another Monumental Spirit is on the way, and I cannot hep but wonder how many bottles "only a handful" is?
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The controversy that erupted when it was discovered that the social network Path was accessing and uploading iPhone users' contact databases without permission has served to publicize the fact that many other iOS apps are accessing user data in a similar fashion. Concerns over user privacy have prompted US Congressmen to press Apple on the issue, but developers tell Ars that the problem could largely be fixed by Apple itself.
Path used an API provided by Apple that allows developers to access all the data in a user's contact list, including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and more. Path used this information to automatically connect users with their friends already using its iOS app. Unfortunately, Path was accessing that information without first asking the user for permission, a specific no-no according to Apple's developer guidelines. Worse still, Path was storing this information on its servers without encryption, which presents an additional level of unnecessary security risk.
Path immediately apologized and modified its app to ask for user permission before uploading the contact database, and changed its policies so that user data isn't permanently stored. But developers have discovered that many social networking apps access this same database in a similar way, and have begun to speak out about it.
Tapbots developer Paul Haddad, who tested a range of popular iOS apps himself, says that the apps for Foursquare, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Voxer send some or all of a user's address book data back to their respective servers. Google+, Apple's own Find My Friends, Skype, Yahoo Messenger, Quora, Textfree, and AIM, on the other hand, do not.
The Verge did its own testing and discovered other apps that access and send a user's contact data to their servers, including LinkedIn, Gowalla, Foodspotting, Angry Birds, and Cut the Rope. The worst offender, however, is Hipster—the app not only uploads contact information without user notification, but does so without any kind of secure connection at all.
(Ironically, a University of California at Santa Barbara study last year showed that jailbreak apps access user data far less frequently than Apple-approved apps in the App Store.)
Haddad told Ars that all the apps he tested now alert users that their information will be accessed and sent back to home servers, and that all the information is being sent using SSL encryption. However, none of the information is hashed, opening up the potential for the traffic to be intercepted and used by hackers. Furthermore, that information may be stored on servers that could be compromised and the information stolen.
"I bet many users would say that their address book is more sensitive than their location," Stand Alone developer Patrick McCarron told Ars. "So I can see wanting to know when an application accesses it. A developer hiding the fact that they transmit your address book data in a privacy policy or EULA is not something I'd call a customer friendly practice."
Apple has now implied publicly that it will modify the APIs to require explicit user permission for access to the contact list. Though the change will ensure that users are aware that contact information is being accessed, it does nothing to address the concerns of exactly which data is being accessed, or what happens to it after it is sent to third-party servers.
"When these apps say 'contact data,' do they mean just e-mails? Or everything, including mailing addresses?" Haddad asked. "How long is that data being used for and what's the purpose?"
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Developers certainly deserve some of the blame for the current blowup, both for not communicating with users and not being more careful with user data. However, Apple put the onus on itself to police developers and make sure they adhere to Apple's guidelines. The real fix, developers said, will have to come from Apple; they argue the company should require that certain sensitive data be hashed before transmitting and overhaul iOS's permissions system.
For instance, a modified contact API "could provide the same information as the existing API call, except it would provide salted and hashed fields so that developers can use those to match other users of that app," McCarron said.
(A hash function is a series of mathematical operations that transforms data into a unique though seemingly random number called a hash. In other words, a suitable function might turn the name "John Doe" into "987634A65F45665DDA." The important concept here is that any unique combination of input to the function will produce a unique hash.)
Instead of needing to transmit or store the entirety of a user's contact database, an app would simply need to maintain a unique hash based on contact information for each user. "I would know that the same data results in the same hash for anyone else using my app," McCarron added.
To further protect the data, each app could be required to provide its own "salt," a random number used by the hash function, so that each app generates its own set of unique hashes for a given input. That way, there would be little chance that different developers could share data and correlate any details to a specific user.
Even with Apple's proposed required notification fix, combined with the hashing that developers suggest, managing an app's permissions will quickly become a problem for the user.
"Depending on what features developers use, an app can end up showing multiple warnings on launch, and that's really annoying from a user perspective," Haddad told Ars. "Currently there's alerts for accessing Twitter accounts, Location, and Push Notifications. If you add in Contacts and use the current setup, users might end up launching an app where they would have to accept four different alert panels before they could start using it. It just doesn't scale well."
Stand Alone's Chris Cieslak agrees. "At this point, Apple's going to have to revamp permissions dialogs like they had to for notifications in iOS 5," he said.
How exactly Apple might do so is anyone's guess, but Tapbots' Haddad has an idea. "I think a better scenario would be a single alert shown right before any of those particular features are needed, Haddad said. That's similar to what Android does today; users are presented with a list of special permission an app requires on install, and you can choose to accept all of them or not install the app at all.
Haddad's idea has a unique twist, however. In addition to a list of permissions, users would be able to control an app's access to each feature individually. "There's lots of applications that I may want to install, but don't want to let it access my location data," he explained.
Having granular control over what bits of sensitive information an app can access will definitely help users be more aware that their data is being used. That won't help users control how the data is used once access is given, but perhaps it will give them pause to consider whether or not they trust the developer with that information in the first place.


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SALEM, Ore. — More than 10,000 people could die when — not if — a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators Thursday.
Coastal towns would be inundated. Schools, buildings and bridges would collapse, and economic damage could hit $32 billion.
These findings were published in a chilling new report by the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission, a group of more than 150 volunteer experts.
In 2011, the Legislature authorized the study of what would happen if a quake and tsunami such as the one that devastated Japan hit the Pacific Northwest.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone, just off the regional coastline, produced a mega-quake in the year 1700. Seismic experts say another monster quake and tsunami are overdue.
"This earthquake will hit us again," Kent Yu, an engineer and chairman of the commission, told lawmakers. "It's just a matter of how soon."
When it hits, the report says, there will be devastation and death from Northern California to British Columbia.
Many Oregon communities will be left without water, power, heat and telephone service. Gasoline supplies will be disrupted.
The 2011 Japan quake and tsunami were a wakeup call for the Pacific Northwest. Governments have been taking a closer look at whether the region is prepared for something similar and discovering it is not.
Oregon legislators requested the study so they could better inform themselves about what needs to be done to prepare and recover from such a giant natural disaster.
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Jay Wilson, the commission's vice chairman, visited Japan and said he was profoundly affected as he walked through villages ravaged by the tsunami.
"It was just as if these communities were ghost towns, and for the most part there was nothing left," said Wilson, who works for the Clackamas County emergency management department.
Wilson told legislators that there was a similar event 313 years ago in the Pacific Northwest, and "we're well within the window for it to happen again."
Experts representing a variety of state agencies, industries and organizations expanded on the report's findings and shared with lawmakers how they have begun planning.
Sue Graves, a safety coordinator for the Lincoln County School District, told lawmakers that high school students in her district take semester-long classes that teach CPR and other survival techniques in the wake of a giant earthquake. The class teaches students to "duck, cover and hold" when the ground starts shaking.
Maree Wacker, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Oregon, said it is important for residents to have their own contingency plans for natural disasters.
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Cold. Dark. Fun.
But mostly cold, reports a dive shop owner who arranged an icy visit to the sunken tug Jenny Lynn on Saturday in Duncan Bay.
"We had nine divers who participated," said Joe Lavender, co-owner of the Northern Michigan Dive Center with Craig Passeno. "Craig was out there with the group. The air temperature was nice, probably in the mid-30s, and the water temperature was probably about 30 degrees. Kind of nice, really."
Lavender said the group had no problem navigating from shore aboard wheeled vehicles to the dive site just offshore from the Duncan Bay Boat Club.
"There was probably about 16 inches of ice on the bay, I'd say. Half of the divers wore dry suits and about half were in wet suits. We had a turkey fryer out there heating water to pour into the divers' wetsuits before they jumped in," Lavender said.
According to Lavender, underwater conditions were clear for the short stay each diver had on the Jenny Lynn.
"The sun didn't shine, which was too bad," Lavender explained, "but it was a lot of fun. We take a lot of safety precautions to make sure of that. Each diver is attached with a line to the surface. We tie off the line on a peg into the ice where they entered the water. They are down there probably a maximum of 20 minutes. Afterwards the idea is to get warm."
Lavender said the Jenny Lynn is holding up well, considering it has been underwater more than two years.
"It still looks the same," Lavender said of the wreck. "It's dirtier and has a lot more silt on it. It is laying to the starboard side. Of course the roof of the cabin is peeled off from the ice of a couple of winters ago, and a lot of that has washed ashore. It was a very successful dive."


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- Season winner is the one with the most upsets correctly chosen between Week #1 through the Conference Championship Games (20 weeks all together)
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Week #13 Upset Special Possibilities
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Sunday 1:00 Games
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- Lions (+5.5) @ Saints
- Texans (+6.5) @ Packers
- Chiefs (+4) @ Falcons
- Dolphins (+3.5) @ Ravens
- Broncos @ South Jacksonville High Jaguars (+5)
- 49ers (+3) @ Bears
Sunday 4:15 Games
- Bills (+3) @ Raiders
- Buccaneers (+4) @ Chargers
- Giants (+6) @ Steelers
Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM)
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Monday Night Football (8:30 PM)
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"Dana Nuccitelli's holiday trick for sobering up quick: put a little less rum in your egg nog" (2012-12-28). Funny how a post on Anthony Watts' "uncensored" website attacking Dana Nuccitelli doesn't have any responses from Dana Nuccitelli. Just sayin'.
So Anthony's denialist buddy Alec Rawls, a self-appointed whistle-blowing IPCC expert, posted this bunk to lash out at Dana Nuccitelli. Dana had the temerity to ridicule Alec's idea that there is a lag of secret duration and unknown cause in our climate's response to "solar variation" (which… doesn't). Thus proving that it really is all because of the sun and we can go back to our coal-powered land yachts free from communist oppression.
After-all, your level of inebriation can rise even after you stop drinking! And a wacky biological analogy is even better than a physical science proof. To be blunt, you'd know more about solar physics and climate from staring straight into the sun for a minute than Alec could figure out in a lifetime.
If you have the patience the 400+ comments are a comedy goldmine, especially when actual solar scientist Leif Svalgaard pops in for a serious round of whack-a-mole. Paul Vaughan's wounded howl "Do not ever address me again" seems to capture the flavor of the reactions. Poor Alec must have anticipated an unopposed playing field, because he swaggers and sneers hilariously:
I have to feel bad for Dana on this point. It isn't his fault. He has been systematically duped by this parade of so-called scientists all telling him that a persistent high level of forcing can't cause continued warming. Makes me want to put him on a milk carton. The poor guy isn't just lost, he was kidnapped. Want a piece of candy little boy? Credulous Science indeed.
Leif Svalgaard finally calls a spade a spade:
lsvalgaard says:December 29, 2012 at 3:28 pm
Alec Rawls says:
December 29, 2012 at 2:39 pm
UV-shift effects is one obvious candidate, so the NewScientist actually belittles TWO of the main candidates for this unidentified solar amplification mechanism
The Steinhilber et al. paper you cite, ends with "The UV irradiance may not be the viable solution because its observational data do not show a similar distinct decreasing trend as TSI [Frohlich ¨ , 2009], implying that its level during the MM was similar as in present solar cycle minima.
So you will quote selectively and omit what you don't like.


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As I recently blogged, there was the all-too-predictable nutty and inhuman reaction to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School from the religious zealots in our nation in the past few days… it's the fault of gays and atheists, don't ya know! Thanks to all who have reblogged (thanks to Phil at Skeptic Money 🙂 ), tweeted, commented, and emailed me with feedback about that blog post. I wanted to share with you all a really good bit of correspondence I got from my online friend "Other Jesus", because it goes to the root of some deeper questions related to religion and how people do/don't think about it. Read on…
I liked your article. I was actually waiting for these groups to emerge. Most of the responses on all sides of the background debate have responded in predictable manner. I know the main characters are the anti- and pro-gun groups, the "more mental health" people, and the "we need more God in school…" religious folks. But some of the most annoying folks are the "prayers and hugs" crew in the periphery. Every tragedy like this evokes a "hug your kids and pray for the family of the victims". How's that working? (Don't quote me on the above!)
The Huckabee premise deserves a more blatant study and response. So Mike thinks we need more God in school for protection. Meanwhile, some folks are calling for full-time armed security in schools (Sean Hannity, eg.). So what if God applied for the security guard job at a school? Well the principal would need to review His resume and he/she might ask for more explanation about the following:
1) Where was God during the murder of Able? Was it preventable?
2) Where was God during the murder of the Egyptian first born in the 10th Plague? What about His alleged
ties to the Angel of Death?
3) Wasn't God in the land of His "chosen people" during Herod's "murder of the innocents"? Did He take any steps to prevent the slaughter?
4) During the Great Flood, what did God do to protect the babies and young innocent children? Did he have any role in the cause of the flood?
Now these are events from long ago, so the principal might accept God's excuse that "that was then, this is now". So how about a more modern example? A school like Huckabee wants: With God fully in-place. Maybe God's checkered resume can be redeemed.
5) Where was God on December 1, 1958? Was he watching a student play with matches in the basement of Out Lady of Angel's Catholic school in Chicago? What did he do when the young man ignitee a trash barrel? Did he take any action to stop the fire before it killed 92 kids and three nuns?
I don't think that the principal conducting the interview would have a hard time deciding whether or not God was qualified, despite the endorsement from Mike Huckabee.
(NOTE TO SELF: Be very skeptical of anyone Mick Huckabee refers.)
And here are some other good points brought up by various people who read my article:
What really irritates me are those who claim that shootings happen at schools because God is not allowed in schools. However, that does not explain why students at a Jewish school in France (earlier this year) were killed by a gunman. Does God only dwell in Christian schools? The point is, belief in God has nothing to do with these tragic events. Horrible things happen because horrible people cause them to happen – it is not the result of divine punishment.
… and…
So how is it that shootings have occurred in churches, religious schools and if no sin is greater than another; why all the child molesting and rape in churches? Has God been removed from there as well.
… and…
Also, I'd like to know how Mike Huckabee explains the fact that slavery and segregation were legal while much of that praying was going on in schools.
Hmm, good questions. Food for thought, folks… food for thought.


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Symphony of Sugar
March 26, 2010 at 3:36 pm 46 comments
As my friends' schedules become increasingly hectic and I continue to get by without a car, recently I've been taking the bus more and more.
For a long time, I resented it. There is not a lot to love about public transportation.
I've spent too many afternoons running behind a just-missed bus or waiting listlessly for an hour, so I've become overly cautious and give myself too much time. I rush out of school in that awkward state between walking and running, my backpack heavy against my shoulders, moving quickly to get to the stop. I stare at the stretch of road, trying to see the green roof of the bus emerge from around the bend, and I hate feeling as though the bus will never come.
Most of all, I hate the weary ride itself. It's an hour long ride to my house, even though it's a 15 minute trip by car, and the hour never passes quickly. My bus has sticky seats, a dirty floor, the smell of too many people come and gone and a lurching, roundabout movement that leaves me grouchy.
But the good news is that I've found an escape. I tuck my ipod into the pocket of my backpack every morning, and as the bus lumbers towards me I untangle the headphones. I'm almost always tired, so I choose something easygoing and simple, with strings or a soft-spoken correspondent on NPR.
I have the sort of headphones that eliminate your sense of sound. If you put them on without music, the world becomes shockingly silent, the kind of silence that makes you forget what noise was. I no longer hear the man snapping baby carrots between his teeth in the seat behind me, or the obnoxious beat pumping from the row ahead.
Instead it's like I'm underwater, submerged into a place of only warm drafts and light reflecting against chrome. Everything is nothing, and suddenly I can feel all my other senses so much more acutely – dramatic, but true! I always marvel for a minute at the effect, and then I turn towards the window and turn on a song. Then, for an hour, the world is nothing but the blooming trees slipping past my eyes and the subtle reflection of my face in the glass.
I listen to music a few hours every day, and for the longest time I tried to make music compatible with baking. But it takes a lot of focus to hear my songs while the mixer is whirring loudly or while water splutters against silverware in the sink. I've tried turning on a radio instead, but the sound is washed out every other minute if I need to use the food processor or whip some cream.
I regretfully concluded that the two weren't compatible after all. So I've started working silently, without any other noise at all. I've found that the kitchen makes music of its own.
The rhythmic churn of the KitchenAid, the crackle and pop of lighting the stove, the clinks and rolling as I open and shut the aged drawers one after the other. There's the dingdingding of the timer and the satisfying, gradual pop! of a new jar finally opened. I love the quiet raking noises of zesting a tangerine, the insubstantial thud of a flipped-over cup of flour, and the low, sticky bubble of cooking sugar.
When I look back, I always remember little details about the baking process. Take this tangerine meringue tart… If I close my eyes and try to bring myself there again, I remember the sandy texture of the tart dough coming together between my fingertips and the silkiness of curd on my spoon. I remember the vivid orange of spilled tangerine juice on the old white counter and the smell of cocoa powder.
And more than anything, I remember the distinct sounds of each component coming together, using every instrument in my kitchen to create something beautiful. Chocolate crust, tangerine curd, marshmallowy meringue… it's like a symphony in three acts.
I think it might be my favorite song.
Although I am notorious for planning out baking projects weeks in advance, sketching and listing out the things I want to make, I made this tart on a whim. We had a bag of smooth-skinned, brilliant tangerines, and I knew their sunny sweetness would shine between a soft chocolate crust and a heap of swirly meringue.
The three components are very simple, although I admit that the meringue is tricky. It requires you to cook sugar and then pour it into whipped egg whites. I've been trying to master this technique for years, and I've always ended up with either scrambled eggs or a hard, frustrating lump of sugar on the side of my mixer. Today it worked.
I was so awed that two simple ingredients like sugar and egg whites could make something so ethereal and fluffy. This meringue melts in your mouth. It's cotton candy for grown ups. It's sweet, light, but sophisticated. It works beautifully with the other two richer, more assertive aspects of the tart. The contrasts in texture, flavor, and color made this tart pleasantly complex.
It's worth mentioning that since I piped the meringue, instead of smoothing it on top, I had a lot leftover. I tried baking individual meringues and failed (burned them) but you might find a use for it. Also, the filling is just a tad too sweet for my taste, so next time I'll include some lemon or decrease the sugar a bit.
Chocolate Tart Crust
From Epicurious
Makes enough for an 11″ or thick 10″ tart crust
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) chilled unsalted butter, diced
1 1/2 tablespoons ice water
Spray a 10″ tart pan with cooking spray or grease with butter. Meanwhile, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt in a food processor. Pulse five seconds to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the water and pulse until a crumbly dough comes together (I needed an extra tablespoon of water.) Press into the tart pan and freeze for 30 minutes to an hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the tart pan on a baking sheet. Bake 18-20 minutes or until the crust is dry and puffy. (Mine was very, very puffy, so I pricked it all over with a fork when it came out and the puffiness died down. It was a little soft initially, but it cooled into a flat, hard crust.) Cool completely.
Tangerine Meringue Tart
Filling from Carole Walter, Meringue from Pittsburg Needs Eated
Makes a 10″ tart (maybe extra meringue)
Tangerine Filling
1/2 cup sugar, divided
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cups fresh tangerine juice
1/2 cup water
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons grated tangerine zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
4 egg whites
Before making this recipe, you'll want to make the chocolate crust (recipe above) or any crust you'd like.
To make the filling, combine 1/4 cup sugar with the cornstarch in a medium saucepan. Whisk together, then gradually pour in the tangerine juice and water, whisking until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture boils. Turn the heat down to low and cook for an additional minute. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, lightly beat the eggs together, then whisk in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar.
Stir a small amount of the warm tangerine mixture into the egg mixture to temper it (keep it from scrambling by gradually warming it.) Pour the egg mixture into the pan with the rest of the filling and blend until combined. Cook for a minute longer until the filling is thick, making sure to scrape the bottom and creases of the pan. Whisk quickly to smooth the filling without overmixing.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract and tangerine zest. Pour into the baked tart crust (I poured it through a sieve to remove any lumps or bits of egg, but you don't have to.) Wrap and chill while making meringue.
Make the meringue: stir the sugar and water together in a small saucepan, until it has the texture of wet sand. Heat the mixture over medium-high heat until it reads 240 degrees on a thermometer, the softball stage. You'll know you're there if, when you drop a bit of the mixture into a cup of water, it forms a flexible little ball. Don't let the mixture get hotter, you really need the thermometer for this one. In the meantime, whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form, but don't overbeat.
As soon as the sugar is ready, carefully pour the mixture into a heat-proof cup that you can pour out of. This does a couple things: it stops the cooking of the sugar, and it'll make it easier to gradually pour into the eggs. With the mixer on low, slowly, gradually pour the sugar mixture into the whipped eggs. Avoid hitting the beaters or side of the bowl, where the sugar might splatter or harden, and go slowly. Once all the sugar is added, turn the mixer on medium and whip until the mixture is cooled and very fluffy.
You can either mound the meringue on top of the pie, or you can fill a piping bag and pipe (that's what I did, using a Wilton 4B piping tip.) Either way, try to reach all the way to the crust and cover up all the filling, so you don't see any orange. If you'd like, bake the pie for 15 minutes on a low rack at 350 degrees to brown the top, or use a hand-held torch. The tart is best eaten as soon as possible, but it'll keep wrapped and chilled for 2 days.
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i'm in a rush right now, so glad to see that you updated. you're one of the few blogs that i eagerly await for updates and if i dont have time to read your post, i wait so that i can soak up all the words when i have more time!
I love your blog–it's always Christmas morning when there's a new post to read. This is way off-topic but could you give me some information on your noise-deadening headphones? We bring our young grandson to Silvertips games and the noise can at times be overwhelming. These headphones sound like they could be the answer! Thanks!
This looks so good, I may have to try it for my mom's birthday next month. But, I may just have to try it for Saturday tomorrow.
Looks Delicious!
You should consider biking as a form of transport. I use to bus but biking is just so easy, you can go anywhere any time and it's a lot quicker!
I recently discovered your blog but haven't commented before, but I felt compelled to after reading this post. I'm 20, and I too ride public transportation for school, and I know exactly what you mean about the noise, the trip…etc. When my ipod is dead, or I forget it, I feel so naked without it…Music makes the wait and the ride go so much faster. I really don't know how I'd stomach taking the bus every day without my music. Really beautiful writing in this post. :) Take Care!
i'm too scared to take the bus in my city, outside of the fact that the bus routes in my area are few and far between, there is a lot of violence on them here.
also the tart looks delicious like pretty much everything else you post about.
Oh my gosh!
you updated:)
I was having a bad day and that made my day happier!
It's so weird…I just made mini cupcakes
I smiled when i read the comment, its always like Christmas morning whenever u have a new post..its true. This kind of sweets, cakes, etc.. I only have a chance to see and taste on special occasions. Its amazing that its an everyday thing for you. :-) I love sweets…but its advised not to take too much of it. Do you have any recipes for diabetics? I love to eat the whole tart!!! haha. I am not a diabetic (at least not yet :D ) but it runs in the family. Thanks for another wonderful post. :-) God bless…and regards to your mom and dad.
loved this post! great great writing! and loved the music idea. =]=]
hi… I have been a silent follower of your blog… this post just made me delurk… you write really really well… the way you explained the music in the kitchen… I get that perfectly :)
Beautiful post, as always. That tart looks scrumptious.
i love your second picture. it's b-e-a-uuuuutiful. the lighting just brings out every line of the meringue so…magically! love love it =)
and i also love the sound of batter being mixed as the spoon gently taps the side of the bowl in a rhythmic…dance. totally feeling you on this post! always looking forward to reading more =)
Reading your blog is like listening to beautiful music – your words flow with lyricism and rhythm – thanks.
I love music. I often listen to Carly Rae Jepsen while I bake. It's something that I don't really hear anymore, but it's there, something in the back of my mind. I'm going to have to try your recipe!
You have so many great talents! You are going to go far!
hi Elissa! this tart must be delicious! your pics seems the way you write. i like that. it's like to read a history. did you already read Sophie's World?
haha, ok, i know that doesn't have nothing to do, but it's as i was reading part of it – gives me similar feeling. here is Elissa's World: a novel abt the history of baker.
i study in another city, so i have to travel for an hour too. every night.. i don't know…was thinking…here in brazil the public transportation is till good. the bus is clean, not so bad – mechanically (?) speaking. the worst part is the ride itself, bc is boring, tiring, sickening, you know…
At least you have this magical headphone, xD.
i can't cook but i could. my mom doesn't like me in the kitchen. she fears haha :T
ok, enough! my comment is too long.
*sorry the probable errors of english. i was write in portuguese, but whenever i do that, people come n ask to rewrite. :T
take care! <3
I have to have music on when I bake. Even if I don't hear the full song I like the noise. The tart looks really good but meringue is not not really my thing.
I was over on my current fave food blog: Joy the Baker, and she listed your site as one not to miss….so here I am a new follower having just read this one post and I am hooked.
You are such a talented writer, I swear I was back on that old Blacksburg bus riding to the mall for yet another shift between classes…
I will be making this beautiful tart asap. I want to hear your song. You have convinced me to try cooking without the TV on.
I'm glad I found you, expect many more comments on older posts!
Oh my goodness! I just started reading your blog and I'm completely amazed, not only by your baking talents, but also by your amazing writing ability! Your post reads like a book. The way you vividly describe the world around you, including things like texture and taste and sound, is amazing. I can't wait to keep reading!
I've also been lurking, but I want to compliment your writing as well – I cannot believe how young you are! I wish I knew more teenagers who are as bright and expressive (and can cook as well!) as you! :-)
I know how you feel about the bus,I use to have to take it to and from school everyday 2 hours there and 2 hours home sometimes I just put my head phones on so the strange people wouldn't talk to me. This tart looks so good.
This is the greatest blog ever! I love your writing and your recipes. You are truly an inspiration.
This is a gorgeous elegant tart! As for music in the kitchen, it works better if I am simply cooking and not using my kitchen aid or food processor and anything close to making a loud noise!
Wow! I just logged on to see if you'd replied, and not only had you answered but you'd gone above and beyond! You're wonderful, thank you (and my grandson's eardrums thank you:-))
This tart looks great! I'll probably try it soon, as we're ending the tangerine season here in Costa Rica, but I can still find them available at the farmer's market. I love fresh tarts like this, and Husband will be uber-pleased! Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful otrte. I love the crust!
very cute n delicious looking
What an interesting combination. Now I just have to locate tangerine juice.
Hello! This is my first visit to your blog. I am truly beyond impressed! You are a great writer, a talented photographer and an incredible cook. I can't wait to see what is next for you!
It's not surprising that you find peace once you put on your headphones and turn to yourself – your writings tell us you must be good company…
I could really use a bite of that wonderful pie now!
Excellency has to be "your middle name", once again, congratulations on your writing, bakery and photography!
I'm so inspired by your post – and just back from Hawaii, I have lilikoi (passionfruit) on the brain. I think I'm going to experiment…
It was so nice meeting you at the Foodportunity event – we should get together sometime!
Wow, that tart just took my breath away.. great photo and good recipe!!
I've totally been there with the bus ride issue. I was so happy that I was eventually able to have my own car. Oh, the annoyances that saved me! And I have always had the same thoughts about the kitchen making it's own music. It's almost a shame to try to mask it with my own!
This sounds amazing. I love how the meringue looks piped on top instead of smoothed over. It's a very nice effect :)
I loved your description of the sounds, and the feeling of the ingrdeients' textures, that go along with baking. I feel exactly the same way. It's clear how much you love it. You are a born baker/ chef! This tart looks beautifully professional.
Mmmmm! This recipe looks absolutely delicious! Love your photos as well! =)
I have been to your blog before but never fully read your postings. You write beautifully.
I have 2 comments:
1. You mentioned that you had extra meringue. What I do normally is spread a layer of meringue onto the curd once it has cooled slightly. Then I pipe the stars of meringue onto it. It fills in the empty spots and adds more of a meringue layer to each slice.
2. Why do you make your meringue that specific way? I normally melt 1:2 (egg white:sugar) on a double boiler until the sugar have melted and you cant feel them. Then whip them up in my KitchenAid. You can even use the KitchenAid bowl as the top of the double boiler (one less bowl to wash). It is called a Swedish Meringue. It comes out very smooth and shiny. The process of melting the sugar causes less of a chance for the meringue to separate.
Just my two sense…
Happy Baking!
Gorgeous tart! Beautiful combination of flavors and textures. Great story and photos too – you're very talented. Thank you for sharing. :)
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